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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis montana (Schltr.) G.L.Nesom |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Aster leiocarpus (DC.) Harv., Mairia montana Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 731 km²) occurring in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Slanghoek, Wemmershoek and western Hex River mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes and montane shale bands. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zyrphelis montana (Schltr.) G.L.Nesom | Rare | 2012.1 | | Zyrphelis montana (Schltr.) G.L.Nesom | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Ortiz, S. and Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2011. Valid publication of names in Astereae originally proposed in 1990 in a University of Munich dissertation. Taxon 60(4):1194-1198.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 1990. Revision der Südafrikanischen Astereengattungen Mairia und Zyrphelis. Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis montana (Schltr.) G.L.Nesom. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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